Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-10
A sUmPrUous BANQUET.
Am Army or Doctors Eat Dinna Amid Three Thousand Rosea-D

Am Army OT Doctors Eat Dinner
 Amid Three Thousand Rosea-Dr.
 Vile, TOastmaster.
 The following from the Washington CD. O Post tells the story of the doctors great ban
 quet at Washington, D. O., at which presid- ing and officiating as toastmaster was Dr.
 Vile, formerly surgeon general of the Con-
 necticut State department, Grand Army of
 the Republic, and who last week welded in
 New Haven Adele, daughter of Mir and Mrs. 0. M. Loomis, of this city
 The banquet given by the American Me1i- cal Editors association to the foreign medi- cal editors in this city and other distinguished guests, at the Riggs House last night, was a magnificent affair. The floral decorations were on very elaborate scale and in perfect taste. Flags were festooned from eornices and from each window. Dr. Vile, as chair man of the committee of arrangements, pre- sided at a floral desk, across the front of which was the word Greeting" while in one corner was floral paste pot, and in the other ! an inkstand with huge gray goose | quill sticking in it's top. On each side was an elaborate ! floral piece of colored immortelles represent | ing the flags of six nations-England,F France, Germany, Sweden, Russia and Austria on one | side and Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Switzer- | land, Denmark and Spain on the other, The . United States shield. The effect was both ! novel and beautiful. Two immense vases, ! made of rosebuds, were filled with roses and \ immense pyramids of gladiolas and other II flowers lowered up to the chandeliers, which, \ in turn, were heavily decorated with smilax. No less than 5000 roses were used in the twenty big baskets which stood on the tables and in the other decorations. With the ex- ception of the desk and pen, the floral work was done by Small & Sons.
 The menu was in keeping with the decora-
 tions and was one of the most sumptuous
 ever served in Washington. Covers were laid for 150 persons and nearly every seat
 was occupied when the editors and their guests sat down at half-past 10 o'clock. Among the foreign medical editors and dis tinguished physicians at the table were the following: Dr. H. Lenox Browne, London; pr. Grant, Bey, Cairo; A. s. Grubb, British
 Medical Journal, London; Dr. Dolan, editor Provincial Medical Journal, Halifax; Dr. W. s. MurrelI, London; Dr. Unna, Hamburg, Germany; Dr. Ernest Sjobeg, Stockholm, Sweden Dr. G. H. Savage, Journal of Mem tai Science, London; Dr. Charles Reyher, St. Petersburg; O. Dupuy, Paris; Dr. Kuhn, Paris; Dr. Georges Assaky, Bucharest, Rou- mania.
 Among the entertainers and the American guests were the officers of the American Med ical Editors association - President, Dr. William Porter, of St. Louis; vice-president, Dr. Thomas McIlvaine, of Peoria, Ill.,; sec retary and treasurer, Dr. W. 0. Vile, of Thacker and J; N. Lloyd, Cincinnati; Frank Woodbury, Philadelphia; William Perry Philadelphia; 6. E: Briggs, Duncan ane, Eve and D. J. Roberts, Nashville; [. J. Corning, New York; c. H. Hawkins, Denver; James A. Gray and R. c. Wood, Atlanta; J. E. Harper, Chicago; John T. Winn, Richmond, Va; c. w. Kelly, Lou isville; s. O. Warren, Boston; A. J. Stone, St. Paul; A. M. Lester, New York; P. A. Morrow, A. N. Bell, and J. H. Callender, New York; R. H. Chiffon, Texas; T. B. Har- vey, Indianapolis, Ind, and N. $. Davis of Chicago, president of the congress.
 The seat of honor at the right of Dr. Vile was occupied by Dr. Thomas Porter of St. Louis, the president of the association, while at his left was seated Dr. I. N. Love, of St. Louis. One of the most conspicuous figures at the banquet was Grant Bey, who sat at the head of one of the tables.
 THE ToAsTs.
 While the last course was being served Dr. Vile arose and announced the first toast, "Welcome, to be responded to by Dr. Will liam Porter of St. Louis, Mo-, president of American Medical Editors association. Dr. Porter welcomed the guests from all quarters of the globe, and sketched the duties and the ethics of medical journalism. The next two toasts, "Our Guests" and "France," !" were responded to by Dr. Laudolt of France, a young man on whose breast sparkled several orders and crosses. He made short and appropriate address in English. England" was responded to by Dr. Alfred s. Grubb, of the British Medical Journal
 ''The Provinces" was to have been re- sponded to by Dr. Dolan, of Halifax, on ac- count of whose sickness Dr. Savage of Lon- don, answered to the toast. At the conclu- sion of Dr. Savage's remarks the orchestra struck up ''God Save the Queen" and the whole company rose and remained standing until the music was finished.
 "Germany" was appropriately responded to by Dr. Unna of Hamburg, editor of the dress was followed by the "Wacht am Rhein," with the company standing
 Sir James Grant responded to the toast Canada" in a speech full of paternal feeling for the United States.
 America" was the next toast and Dr. N s. Davis of Chicago, president of the con gross, called upon to respond. At the close of his address the orchestra struck up the 'fStar-Spangled Banner" in which the Americans at the board heartily joined.
 ''The Medical Press" was responded to by l pr. I. N. Love, of St. Louis. At the close of l this toast, the "Marseillaise," which had | been omitted after the toast ''France" by a 1 was played. The final toasts were l ant postmaster general; Pharmacy" MT. ] Lambert of St. Louis; "The Ladies'" Dr. l George L. Porter of Bridgeport, Conn. A l delicious speech by Dr. Younger, of Califor- l lia, ended the banquet.
 Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage, who had promised 1 ;o respond to the "Clergy," and Colonel Nc | Jlure, who was to have answered for |